We are all Evaluators

Indigenous Evaluation and Aboriginal Evaluation

Indigenous Evaluation or Aboriginal Evaluation meets the needs and priorities of Indigenous Peoples. Honouring Reconciliation in Evaluation takes the advantages of Indigenous evaluation or Aboriginal evaluation systems and makes the ideal ultimate way of doing an evaluation. An indigenous evaluation framework can achieve great results as it allows for more input from the community than traditional western evaluation.

At Johnston Research, we’ve developed over 200 Indigenous evaluation frameworks. Through this process, we have learned that evaluators should not lay claim to the development of Indigenous evaluation frameworks. The way Indigenous evaluation frameworks are undertaken needs to change.

Honouring Reconciliation in Evaluation

The purpose of Honouring Reconciliation in Evaluation (HRE) is to identify bias in the methods and approaches to make room for new notions of what is measurable and what provides valid evidence. Since no evaluation can be value-free, Honouring Reconciliation in Evaluation answers the question of whose values will frame the evaluation. HRE is done by working with clearly identified Indigenous evaluation collaborators who have the responsibility to apply findings and implement recommendations. Furthermore, HRE is a conduit for creating an open dialogue that includes mechanisms for follow-through and solid commitments from Indigenous and non-Indigenous Leadership. HRE tailors the evaluation to meet Indigenous Peoples’ needs and priorities.

Upcoming Workshops

We currently offer 3 workshops, Workshop 1: Wearing an Indigenous Evaluation Lens, Workshop 2: Tools for Change and Indigenous-led Measurement and The Waawiyeyaa Evaluation Tool workshop. Sign up for one of our workshops below!

Workshops 1 & 2 – February 21 & 21, Ottawa

SOLD OUT – Workshops 1 & 2 – December 4th & 5th, Edmonton

Andrea L.K. Johnston presented this slideshow at the Indigenous Health Conference on May 27th, 2016. Andrea Johnston spoke about the need for a national sharing of Indigenous-informed outcomes. For example, at the conference Chief Littlechild said, “We need to hold each other up”. This outcome can be phrased as “Lifting each other up”. This presentation provides a rationale for supporting more work in this area. One conclusion you can make from the facts presented is that, “as First Nations we need to divorce ourselves from the colonial relationship – reclaiming our rights, our pride, our strength and this must start with the “Lifting Up of Each Other’s Spirits” through a unification of communities at a regional and national level, view the Prezi.